South Africa: Alleged Table Mountain Arsonist Tells Court He Is 'Commanded to Deliver a Message'

The man accused of starting a fire on Table Mountain earlier this week, attempted to "apologise for [his] actions" when he made his first appearance in the Cape Town Magistrate's Court on Thursday.

Alleged arsonist Yumbu Barnard Ndomdele, 32, attempted to address Magistrate Joe Magele on several occasions and, at one point, he said he had been "commanded to deliver a message".

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